Baseball Preview: Edna Cowboys vs. Rice Consolidated Raiders
Edna is 8-2 against Rice Consolidated since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Edna Cowboys will head out on the road to take on the Rice Consolidated Raiders at 1:30 p.m. Edna will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Edna scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They came out on top against Tidehaven by a score of 16-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Peyton MacCarrell was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a stolen base. Riley Palacios was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rice Consolidated was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Palacios by a score of 4-2.
Edna's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-17-1. As for Rice Consolidated, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12-1.
Everything went Edna's way against Rice Consolidated in their previous matchup back in March as Edna made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edna since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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